To Clone or not to Clone...

Rating: 7/10 (10 September 2005)

The year is 2019, the earth has been contaminated & the survivors live in a concluded city. Almost every day an inhabitant wins "The Lottery", where he/she may go to "The Island" till the end of his/her days, the future looks great... But then McGregor finds out that he & all others are the insurance policy of the rich, who live in the real world, which isn't contaminated at all! So, he & Johansson escape to the real world of which they know nothing & 'cause they're clones their mental development is that of early teens & they 'discover' things like rattle-snakes("It's alive!"), motorbikes("I don't know what it is, but I want one!") & bad people for the first time... They also meet up with Steve Buscemi, who's excellent as usual & explains them they're clones & their owners don't want to meet them("It's not because you eat a burger that you wanna meet the cow!")! The Island is a good sci-fi/actionflick, with interesting questions 'bout cloning... Only the end is a little stupid & mellow, but by then you've been entertained considerably!